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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14341 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14341 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 273 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (Feldsp. Breccia). [show all] Search for other: Lunar meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 31 Oct 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 14341 (NWA 14341) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2021 Classification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia) History: Purchased from a Moroccan meteorite dealer in 2021. Physical characteristics: Single stone, no fusion crust. Saw-cut slices reveal a fragmental breccia with white and reddish clasts set in a dark-colored groundmass. Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Reflected light microscopy shows numerous olivine and pyroxene fragments set in a feldspathic dominated groundmass. Geochemistry: (A. Ross, UNM) Olivine Fa48.5±6.0, Fe/Mn=96±3, n=6; pigeonite Fs31.8±10.3Wo31.8±10.2, Fe/Mn=62±8, n=7; plagioclase An96.9±0.5, n=4. Classification: Lunar, feldspathic breccia Specimens: 22.8 g on deposit at UNM, Larry Atkins holds the main mass. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
UNM: Institute of Meteoritics
MSC03 2050
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131-1126
USA, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Feb 2015) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 110, in preparation (2021)
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 8420 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1900 unapproved names) |